What do you mean by gigantism and is their role
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Gigantism is caused by the oversecretion of Growth hormone by pitutary gland(master gland) located in the brain.
Deficiency of the same hormone is known as Dwarfism.
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Growth hormone(GH) or somatotropin hormone(STH) is secreted from the anterior part of pituitary gland.
when this growth hormone is secreted in excess amount it results in gigantism. It is a deficiency of growth hormone secretion before puberty where height of a person varies from 7 to 8 feet. It is very rare case.
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